SOUL:
'When The Boy That You Love (Is Loving You)' was a 90s rare soul floorfiller from Peggy Gaines after its discovery by the Kent sleuths. This original take in its 60s girl soul glory is even more spectacular and will thrill all lovers of uptempo 60s soul. The flip sees another exclusive with the first release of New York songstress Joan Moody's 'I Can't Stay Away From You'. Like all her other recordings it was cut for Arock/Sylvia in the mid-60s and is another accomplished female soul dancer.

FOLK/BLUEGRASS:
(2-LP set) First released in 1992, Play Me Backwards holds a very special place in the rich 50-year recording history of Joan Baez. The album's sessions brought her back to Nashville for the first time since the series of four albums she had recorded in Music City between 1968 and 1971. Joan reaffirmed her unique ability to identify and interpret successive generations of songwriters whose music had the ability to speak to her: Mary Chapin Carpenter ("Stones In the Road"), John Stewart ("Strange Rivers"), John Hiatt ("Through Your Hands"), the duo of Janis Ian and Buddy Mondlock ("Amsterdam"), and Ron Davies ("Steal Across the Border" and "The Dream Song," co-written with Joan). Play Me Backwards also contains four songs that Joan co-wrote with her two producers ("Play Me Backwards," "Isaac and Abraham," "I'm With You," and "Edge Of Glory," one of the last occasions on which she contributed to an album as a songwriter. Adding historic provenance to this reissue is a second disc containing previously unreleased demos of 10 songs which were contemplated by Joan and her producers, heard here for the first time. Some of the songwriters are not widely known, such as the late Mark Heard ("Rise From the Ruins," "Lonely Moon"), John Hadley ("The Last Day") orGary Nicholson ("Trouble With the Truth"); and one writer is not known at all ("Medicine Wheel"). On the other hand, there are additional songs from Janis Ian ("We Endure") and Ron Davies ("Dark Eyed Man," originally recorded by Kevin Welch as "Dark Eyed Gal"); and one that Joan wrote with Greenberg's wife, the respected Christian artist Ashley Cleveland ("In My Day"). Fans will be immediately drawn to Joan's version of Bob Dylan's "Seven Curses" (his adaptation of the traditional Child ballad "The Maid Freed From the Gallows" aka "Anathea"), the only one of these songs previously recorded by Joan (on the live album Bowery Songs in 2005).

INTERNATIONAL FILM:
While in Beirut to attend a glamorous banquet, legendary French actress Catherine Deneuve (Potiche, Belle de Jour) insists on being taken to the southern regions of Lebanon in order to see firsthand the devastation caused by Israel's month-long bombing campaign there in the summer of 2006. Titled Je Veux Voir in French, I Want To See cleverly blurs the lines between documentary and fiction. Directors Khalil Joreige and Joana Hadjithomas (A Perfect Day) create a mesmerizing, thought-provoking travelogue in which they appear as filmmakers capturing Deneuve's road-trip on camera. After visiting the crumbling ruins of ancient villages and watching as the shattered remnants of cities and towns are slowly pushed into the sea, Deneuve is somewhat transformed when she arrives later that evening before the myriad photographers ardently capturing her image at the elegant evening gala. NTSC all region, widescreen, 70 minutes, French/Arabic with English Subtitles. Special features: Biography, filmography and Typecast trailers.

JAZZ:
For this session recorded by Joanne Brackeen in 1975, she is joined by Cecil McBee and Billy Hart. Shortly after this recording she joined Stan Getz with whom she gained significant exposure during Stan's worldwide tours. This after spells with Woody Shaw, David Liebman, Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers and Joe Henderson. Joanne has a strong, forceful approach to the piano. Her playing reflects her rapport with Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea and McCoy Tyner as well as the aforementioned Art and Joe. She executes runs with furious intensity - cross rhythms abound and each member of this outstanding trio adds fresh ideas, enriching the texture of the tunes.

JAZZ:
Legendary tenor man Michael Brecker, joins pianist Joanne Brackeen on this exceptional recording together with ace bassists Clint Houston and Cecil McBee along with Billy Hart on drums. Brecker proves to have been a brilliant choice, bringing his inspiration to the session as with the superb contributions of all the skilled participants they interpret Brackeen's quite complex original music with considerable aplomb, rhythmic feel and close interplay. "I like people with good vibrations who really like to play" says Joanne. "I like groups of people where there really isn't a leader - we didn't have to say anything-we just did it."

JAZZ:
The Choice Studios in Sea Cliff N.Y. were the birthplace of this August 1978 recording featuring the meeting of two outstanding talents in the jazz world both happily still active. Californian pianist Joanne Brackeen and Puerto Rican born Eddie Gomez combined to produce music of breathtaking quality and beauty. The intimate duet setting is especially conducive for extended musical dialogues, simultaneously showcasing individual concepts and the composite sound. The two versions of 'International Festival' and the title track 'Prism' illustrate that this was a true partnership which achieved supreme counterpoint and conversational quality.

FOLK/BLUEGRASS:
One of Connecticut's leading songwriters in the folk idiom, Joan moves easily between songs from traditional sources and songs of her own making. She is backed here by Bob Emery, Ed Trickett, Gordon Bok, and the Folk-Legacy "house duo," Sandy and Caroline Paton. Good songs here, well sung, with nice guitar accompaniment and vocal harmonies.

JAZZ:
Pianist Joanne Grauer has been active in the Los Angeles area since the 1950s, yet this session originally for Mode was her only set as a leader until at least the 1970s. Grauer is a talented bop-based improviser, a strong player who deserves much more recognition than she has received thus far. For the trio session with bassist Buddy Clark and drummer Mel Lewis, Grauer explores five strong standards, the folk song "Happy Is the Sheepherder," Bill Holman's "Dancing Nitely" and her own "Mood for Mode." There is a lot of variety in tempos and moods within the bop tradition on this recommended set.

JAZZ:
Pianist Joanne Grauer has been active in the Los Angeles area since the 1950s, yet this 1957 session for Mode (which is being reissued here on VSOP) was her only set as a leader until at least the 1970s. Grauer is a talented bop-based improviser, a strong player who deserves much more recognition than she has received thus far. For this trio session with bassist Buddy Clark and drummer Mel Lewis, Grauer explores five strong standards, the folk song "Happy Is the Sheepherder," Bill Holman's "Dancing Nitely" and her own "Mood for Mode." There is a lot of variety in tempos and moods within the bop tradition on this recommended set.

JAZZ:
(DIGIPACK) For her 2nd release, pianist/composer/arranger Joan Stiles leads an all-star sextet featuring Jeremy Pelt, Steve Wilson, Joel Frahm, Peter Washington and Lewis Nash. Hurly-Burly is an eclectic, upbeat mix of original compositions and exciting new arrangements of pieces by great pianist/composers including Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk and Mary Lou Williams. Highlights include an ingenious collage, "The Brilliant Corners of Thelonious' Jumpin' Jeep" and a delightful re-imagining of the zany bop classic "In the Land of Oo-Bla-Dee."

FOLK/BLUEGRASS:
Joan's second Folk-Legacy recording offers another fine program of old songs and new, most of which are of Joan's own making. The title song tells us that "to hear the old songs once again brings pictures to my mind." Think about it; isn't that how we all feel? (Previously deleted:3/1/02. Original release date:8/14/95)

FOLK/BLUEGRASS:
The album chronicles a show performed by Baez in a bullring, naturally, in Bilbao, Spain, in 1988, and it demonstrates what makes her such a draw overseas. Half of the collection (side two of the LP and cassette, tracks seven through 12 of the CD) consists of songs sung in Spanish.

VOCALS - JAZZ & POP:
This is the first album by the somewhat unknown vocalist Joan Steele. Strongly influenced by Howard Hanson as well as her favorite composers Delius and Vaughan Williams, she sings and plays piano on this album joined by bassist Leroy Vinegar and drummer Tom Alberino. The CD also features Steele performing a few solo pieces.

INSTRUCTIONAL:
The guitar duo of Joanne Castellani and Michael Andriaccio is regarded as one of the elite chamber ensembles on the classic music scene today. Praised by critics internationally, The New York Times hailed them as "First rate and a pleasure to hear. The performances were consistently fine and the rapport just about perfect." The duo frequently appears at music festivals throughout North America, Europe, and Latin America. They have also acquired a reputation for varied and innovative programming, and their recordings of the Fleur De Son Classics and Etcetera labels have been broadcast over BBC, CBC, Radio France, Magyar Radio, Radio La Plata Argentina, and other situations around the world.Their Danzas and More disc was named "Best of the Year" by the American Record Guide. Joanne Castellani and Michael Andriaccio are artists-in-residence at the State University of New York at Buffalo and with the Rome Festival Orchestra. NTSC all region. 46 minutes.

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